Experience the elegance and power of the BMW Z8 Roadster E52, featuring the legendary 5.0L V8 engine from the M5 E39. A rare blend of performance and luxury on a smooth city drive. Feel the ...

while not compromising on the standard 4-litre’s ability to rev. The BMW M division’s first V8 was called the S62 and found itself under the bonnet of the E39 M5, and later the BMW Z8 Roadster.

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Maybe it’s apt that the BMW M5 slipped into the world through a side ... Admittedly, the E60’s V10 is more peaky than the E39’s V8 but so ferociously potent at the top end you cease to ...

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BMW may begin straying ... the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 currently equipped on the new X6, could be stroked out to 4.8-liters and fitted on future Ms, including the new M5, due out in 2011.